The Benefits of Being an Octopus

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The Benefits of Being an Octopus

Named an NPR Best Book of 2018
Named to the Bank Street List for Best Children's Books of 2019
Named to the Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher List
Named to the Maine's Student Book Award List
Named to the Rhode Island Middle School Book Award 2020 Listâ€‹
2020 Oklahoma Sequoyah Book AwardÂ Nominee
Some people can do their homework. Some people get to have crushes on boys. Some people have other things they've got to do.

Seventh-grader Zoey has her hands full as she takes care of her much younger siblings after school every day while her mom works her shift at the pizza parlor. Not that her mom seems to appreciate it. At least there's Lenny, her mom's boyfriendâ€”they all get to live in his nice, clean trailer.

At school, Zoey tries to stay under the radar. Her only friend Fuchsia has her own issues, and since they're in an entirely different world than the rich kids, it's best if no one notices them.

Zoey thinks how much easier everything would be if she were an octopus: eight arms to do eight things at once. Incredible camouflage ability and steady, unblinking vision. Powerful protective defenses.

Unfortunately, she's not totally invisible, and one of her teachers forces her to join the debate club. Even though Zoey resists participating, debate ultimately leads her to see things in a new way: her momâ€™s relationship with Lenny, Fuchsia's situation, and her own place in this town of people who think they're better than her. Can Zoey find the courage to speak up, even if it means risking the most stable home she's ever had?

This moving debut novel explores the cultural divides around class and the gun debate through the eyes of one girl, living on the edges of society, trying to find her way forward.

Country	USA
Author	Ann Braden
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781510737525
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Sky Pony
Manufacturer	Sky Pony
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	256
PublicationDate	2018-09-18
Publisher	Sky Pony
ReleaseDate	2018-09-18
Studio	Sky Pony

The Benefits of Being an Octopus

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